A Brockton police officer who once patrolled downtown as the city's bike cop is facing two charges of larceny from a person, after being arrested in Brockton on Wednesday, according to police.

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Both incidents were caught on police security cameras, police said.

Officer Michael Sullivan of East Bridgewater faces two counts of larceny of under $250 for one count of larceny from a person in March and a second committed Wednesday.

Court documents state that in both instances, Sullivan was uniformed and on duty, the Brockton Enterprise reported.

Sullivan is best known for being one of the city's first bike-patrol officers. He's also known for completing the Ironman triathlon.He pleaded not guilty during his arraignment in Brockton District Court Wednesday. His case was continued to a pretrial hearing on June 15.

Sullivan was released on personal recognizance. The conditions of his release was to surrender all firearms, according to Brockton District Court.

Sullivan began working for the city in 1988 and earned $119,918 in 2011. In recent years he worked the lobby desk of the Police Department.